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Standings
KCR
@BAL		6
1
CAL
@BOS		2
3		 
(10)
CAL
@BOS		4
0
CLE
@CHW		8
9
OAK
@MIL		4
1
NYY
@MIN		3
4		 
(10)
DET
@TEX		7
9
SEA
@TOR		7
1
STL
@LAD		8
6		 
(12)
HOU
@MON		5
8
CIN
@NYM		3
7
ATL
@PHI		0
7
PIT
@SDP		4
3
CHC
@SFG		6
3
Sunday, July 8, 1984
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 25,604, Time of Game: 2:18
Royals
6
39-43
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Orioles
1
46-39
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 11½ GB
W: Buddy Black (10-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  4    6  8  0
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .722 -0.037 0.62 0.023 -0.061 -0.5 2 0
Pat Sheridan RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .329 .836 0.026 0.80 0.065 -0.039 0.3 0 0 SB
George Brett 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 .852 0.122 1.04 0.170 -0.048 1.3 0 8 2B
Jorge Orta DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306 .824 -0.115 1.05 0.000 -0.115 -1.2
   Hal McRae PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .694 0.023 0.64 0.023 0.000 0.4
   Butch Davis PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .147 .417 0.015 0.83 0.015 0.000 0.2
Dane Iorg LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .563 -0.088 1.03 0.000 -0.088 -0.9 1 0
   Darryl Motley PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .768 -0.023 0.97 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 2 0
Steve Balboni 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .238 .795 -0.056 0.86 0.008 -0.065 -0.5 13 0 IW
Don Slaught C 4 2 2 3 0 0 .237 .633 0.200 0.92 0.230 -0.030 3.1 8 0 HR,3B
Buddy Biancalana 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .618 -0.036 0.36 0.000 -0.036 -0.5 0 2
U L Washington SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .234 .602 -0.046 0.56 0.009 -0.055 0.4 1 0 HR
Buddy Black P 1
Team Totals 35 6 8 5 2 9 .229 .756 -0.015 0.79 0.543 -0.560 1.6 27 11
2B: G Brett (11, off D Martinez).
3B: D Slaught (2, off D Martinez).
HR: U Washington (1, off T Martinez; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Slaught (1, off T Martinez; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
IBB: S Balboni (2, by T Martinez).
TB: D Slaught 7; U Washington 4; G Brett 3; P Sheridan 2; H McRae.
RBI: D Slaught 3 (20); U Washington (10); G Brett (32).
2-out RBI: U Washington.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: P Sheridan (13, 2nd base off D Martinez/F Rayford).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenn Sakata 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .173 .406 -0.081 0.78 0.000 -0.081 -0.8 3 5
Floyd Rayford C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .759 -0.017 0.65 0.027 -0.044 -0.0 9 0
Cal Ripken SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 .853 0.062 0.72 0.119 -0.057 0.4 1 3 HR
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 .939 -0.096 0.95 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 11 0
Gary Roenicke LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .729 -0.066 0.89 0.000 -0.066 -0.4 1 0
Benny Ayala DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .155 .489 -0.069 0.92 0.000 -0.069 -0.4
Mike Young RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .245 .750 -0.112 1.50 0.000 -0.112 -0.6 1 0
John Shelby CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .515 -0.079 1.06 0.000 -0.079 -0.4 1 1
Todd Cruz 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .533 -0.057 1.08 0.014 -0.071 -0.2 0 0
Dennis Martinez P 1
   Tippy Martinez P
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 1 8 .100 .329 -0.515 0.93 0.160 -0.675 -3.4 27 10
HR: C Ripken (14, off B Black; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: C Ripken 4; F Rayford 2.
RBI: C Ripken (43).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: J Shelby (G Brett at 1st base).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Buddy Black, W (10-6) 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 3.35 31 84 0.514 0.93 3.4
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 1 8 1 1.00 31 84 0.514 0.79 3.4

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Martinez, L (2-5) 7.1 5 2 2 1 6 0 4.65 28 65 0.114 0.83 1.4
Tippy Martinez 1.2 3 4 4 1 3 2 3.75 9 1 0 -0.100 0.68 -3.0
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 2 9 2 6.00 37 65 1 0 0.014 0.93 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: D Martinez (3); T Martinez (10).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Martinez (8; S Balboni).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 25,604.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Lenn Sakata 2B
2 Pat Sheridan RF 2 Floyd Rayford C
3 George Brett 3B 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Jorge Orta DH 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Dane Iorg LF 5 Gary Roenicke LF
6 Steve Balboni 1B 6 Benny Ayala DH
7 Don Slaught C 7 Mike Young RF
8 Buddy Biancalana 2B 8 John Shelby CF
9 U L Washington SS 9 Todd Cruz 3B
Buddy Black P Dennis Martinez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-1 1 12- RRR KCR D. Slaught T. Martinez 12% 98% Home Run; Davis Scores; Balboni Scores
b4 0-2 1 --- R BAL C. Ripken B. Black -12% 61% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 9% 72% Single; Sheridan Scores
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 8% 59% Double; Sheridan to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -8% 51% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez 2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 8% 59% Double; Sheridan to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 O KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -8% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -23 O KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez -6% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL L. Sakata B. Black 2% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL F. Rayford B. Black 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL C. Ripken B. Black 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez 7% 55% Triple
t2 0-0 1 --3 R KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez 4% 59% Wild Pitch; Slaught Scores
t2 1-0 1 --- O KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez -1% 57% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 2 --- O KCR U. Washington D. Martinez -1% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BAL E. Murray B. Black 3% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O BAL G. Roenicke B. Black 2% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O BAL B. Ayala B. Black 1% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez -2% 60% Flyball: 1B
t3 1-0 1 --- KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez 2% 62% Single
t3 1-0 1 1-- KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 2% 64% Sheridan Steals 2B
t3 1-0 1 -2- R KCR G. Brett D. Martinez 9% 72% Single; Sheridan Scores
t3 2-0 1 1-- O KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -2% 70% Groundout: CF-2B/Forceout at 2B; Orta to 1B
t3 2-0 2 1-- O KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez -2% 68% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O BAL M. Young B. Black 3% 71% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 1 --- O BAL J. Shelby B. Black 2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- BAL T. Cruz B. Black -1% 71% Walk
b3 0-2 2 1-- O BAL L. Sakata B. Black 3% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez -2% 72% Flyball: SS
t4 2-0 1 --- O KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez -1% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O BAL F. Rayford B. Black 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- R BAL C. Ripken B. Black -12% 61% Home Run
b4 1-2 1 --- O BAL E. Murray B. Black 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1-2 2 --- O BAL G. Roenicke B. Black 1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- O KCR U. Washington D. Martinez -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez -2% 60% Strikeout
t5 2-1 2 --- O KCR P. Sheridan D. Martinez -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 6-7-8
b5 1-2 0 --- O BAL B. Ayala B. Black 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 1 --- O BAL M. Young B. Black 2% 65% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-2 2 --- O BAL J. Shelby B. Black 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
t6 2-1 0 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Martinez -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-1 1 --- O KCR J. Orta D. Martinez -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-1 2 --- O KCR D. Iorg D. Martinez -1% 61% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 9-1-2
b6 1-2 0 --- O BAL T. Cruz B. Black 4% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-2 1 --- O BAL L. Sakata B. Black 3% 68% Flyball: LF
b6 1-2 2 --- BAL F. Rayford B. Black -2% 66% Single
b6 1-2 2 1-- O BAL C. Ripken B. Black 4% 70% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
t7 2-1 0 --- O KCR S. Balboni D. Martinez -2% 68% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-1 1 --- O KCR D. Slaught D. Martinez -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-1 2 --- O KCR B. Biancalana D. Martinez -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 4-5-6
b7 1-2 0 --- O BAL E. Murray B. Black 5% 69% Strikeout
b7 1-2 1 --- O BAL G. Roenicke B. Black 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-2 2 --- O BAL B. Ayala B. Black 2% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
t8 2-1 0 --- O KCR U. Washington D. Martinez -2% 73% Flyball: 2B
t8 2-1 1 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Martinez 2% 75% Walk
Tippy Martinez replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
t8 2-1 1 1-- O KCR P. Sheridan T. Martinez -3% 73% Strikeout
t8 2-1 2 1-- O KCR G. Brett T. Martinez -2% 70% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Buddy Black facing 7-8-9
b8 1-2 0 --- O BAL M. Young B. Black 6% 77% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-2 1 --- O BAL J. Shelby B. Black 4% 81% Lineout: SS
b8 1-2 2 --- O BAL T. Cruz B. Black 3% 84% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 4-5-6
Hal McRae pinch hits for Jorge Orta (DH) batting 4th
t9 2-1 0 --- KCR H. McRae T. Martinez 2% 86% Single
Darryl Motley pinch hits for Dane Iorg (LF) batting 5th
Butch Davis pinch runs for Hal McRae (PH) batting 4th
t9 2-1 0 1-- O KCR D. Motley T. Martinez -2% 84% Strikeout
t9 2-1 1 1-- KCR S. Balboni T. Martinez 1% 86% Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
t9 2-1 1 -2- KCR S. Balboni T. Martinez 1% 87% Intentional Walk
t9 2-1 1 12- RRR KCR D. Slaught T. Martinez 12% 98% Home Run; Davis Scores; Balboni Scores
t9 5-1 1 --- O KCR B. Biancalana T. Martinez -0% 98% Strikeout
t9 5-1 2 --- R KCR U. Washington T. Martinez 1% 99% Home Run
t9 6-1 2 --- O KCR W. Wilson T. Martinez -0% 99% Flyball: CF
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Buddy Black facing 1-2-3
Darryl Motley moves from PH to LF
b9 1-6 0 --- O BAL L. Sakata B. Black 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1-6 1 --- BAL F. Rayford B. Black -0% 99% Single
b9 1-6 1 1-- O BAL C. Ripken B. Black 1% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 1-6 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Black 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Orioles 1.

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